39 And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. By the tree of life is meant not the Gospel, nor godliness, nor eternal life, nor any other of the divine Persons, but Christ, who is the author of life, natural, spiritual, and eternal; John 19:18- : and its situation between the street of the city, where the saints commune and converse together, and the river of God's everlasting love, which in this state will appear in its fulness and glory, shows that Christ will be seen and enjoyed by all in the most delightful and comfortable manner that can be wished for: which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month; not one sort of fruit one month, and another sort another month, and so on, but twelve sorts every month; which is expressive of the fruits and spiritual blessings of grace from Christ, enjoyed by saints in the present state, and of that variety of happiness and pleasures to be had in this glorious state, and of the continuance of them; they being always ever fresh and new, and will be always sufficient for the twelve tribes of the true Israel of God, and for all that have embraced the doctrine of the twelve apostles of the Lamb; whose drink in this state will be the everlasting love of God, and whose food will be the fruit of the tree of life; both which they shall enjoy in great abundance: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations; not for the curing of diseases, or repairing of health; which in the present state of things is done by the application of the blood of Christ for the pardon of sin, which is a healing of diseases, and by the discoveries of the love of God; through the ministration of the Gospel, and the doctrines of it, which might be thought to be signified by leaves; for there will be no disease either of body or mind in this state; besides, the nations that will walk in the light of this city will be saved perfectly and completely, Revelation 21:4 but these leaves will be for the preserving and continuing the health of the people of God in this state, as the tree of life in Eden's garden was for the preservation of the health and life of Adam, had he continued in a state of innocence; and it denotes that everything in Christ will contribute to the comfort, health, and happiness of the saints. Note the connection. The realities of the word of God always bless and honor the peoples who receive and obey it. Even so, come, Lord Jesus ( Revelation 22:20 ). but it does not follow that various bodies are not raised at different times. But here there is none; a temple is for the earth. Men have been beguiled here and there, and from an early date, to set aside the true bearing of this chapter. Everything about it will contribute to sustain life. But it may well be that there is something simpler here. The new thing here is these new seedless flame grapes. beyond the physical healing itself and its benefits (as with 2323 /therape).]. - Utley. how the Greek for salve derives from kolla, which often denotes "in ancient medical language of the uniting of wounds". This would have been altogether inappropriate for such a progress: when the King comes forth riding to victory in the judgment of wicked men of the world, it is not in the quality of bride, but of armies or hosts, that the saints follow Him; and these include no doubt the guests as well, i.e., all the glorified take their place in His train. Let us bear this in mind. In this way there never has been anything of the kind before. The warning in Enoch is: Woe to you who drink water from every fountain. To make good sense, supposing there to be but one tree, we should either, as Mede, suppose that the Greek for street is a plain washed on both sides by the river (as the first Paradise was washed on one side by the Tigris, on the other by the Euphrates), and that in the midst of the plain, which itself is in the midst of the river's branches, stood the tree: in which case we may translate, "In the midst of the street (plain) itself, and of the river (having two branches flowing) on this and on that side, was there the tree of life." Then follows another scene still more solemn the most awe-inspiring of all we can contemplate, at the same time full of blessing for the Christian to look onward to as that which will for ever put aside every trace of evil, and vindicate good where man must altogether fail. And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true ( Revelation 22:6 ): It sounds too good to be true. Note too that "street" is not a reference to one street but to all streets. [12] John Wesley, Notes on the New Testament (London: Epworth Press, n.d.), in loco. "Let your light so shine before men that when they see your good works they glorify your Father which is in heaven"( Matthew 5:16 ), because we will be rewarded according to those works that have right motivation. We must therefore look a little into the two objects Babylon and the beast. Could making all things new be a reference to healing which starting [Acts 3:21] in this world continues after "the first earth had passed away"? The point of this guarantee is this. So, that is what it is for, to be read and heard and put into practice, not to be argued with, or disputed over or whatever. Jesus is coming again, foolishness. and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. For her sin., have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities." This is of great importance. What our world needs now is to catch a new vision of the realities of the Christian gospel; and, if it should happen, "the leaves of the tree of life" would indeed be the healing of the nations. The idea is not that there are twelve kinds of fruit on the same tree, for that is not implied in the language used by John. Everything that belongs to the body of Christ is unearthly and unworldly. How can it be said that this vile, corrupt, idolatrous system of the last days was guilty of the blood of all martyrs? So, read Revelation 22:1-21 verses 1 and 2 with understanding. Well, the Lord says, "It has only been a couple days. there is a son in the family, who, instead of being admonished by his father's wickedness, takes license from it to indulge the same. Who is a dog? Revelation 22:2 - The River of Life - Bible Hub The tree gives many and varied fruits. 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions; ", "And, behold, I am coming soon. They are not seen here as the bride. So, seal them up there will be a time that they will be understood, but they are not for you, Daniel. There stands the solemn brand graven, not on the blasphemous beast, but on the forehead of its rider, "Mystery, Babylon the great." So let it be! H. B. Swete takes the first two parts as an appeal to Christ to fulfil his promise and come quickly back to this world; and he takes the third part as an invitation to the thirsty soul to come to Christ. in the middle of its street. "And he had a name written, that no man knew but he himself." ", John echoed Ezekiel's words in Revelation 22:2, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. More than half of the nation's Black population (56%) lived in Southern states in 2021, up from a . "The kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour unto it" not into but unto. *The description here is simply character, not dates. So be it. And the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and his servants shall worship him, and shall see his face, and his name shall be on their foreheads. It is surely symbolic, and it is surely fitting, that the last word of the Bible should be GRACE. In the eternal city the residents will have access to the tree of life there. It is one of those cases which every now and then appear where God checks and reproves our foolish curiosity, as He alone knows how to do perfectly. The woman was there seen sitting on a scarlet-coloured beast, i.e., the well-known imperial power of the Roman Empire, "full of [the] names of blasphemy" in its wicked opposition to God, and clothed with the forms we have already seen "seven heads and ten horns." as the Complut. The sight of God produces two things. One runs: "In the age to come God will create trees which will produce fruit in any month; and the man who eats from them will be healed.". It is to Jesus. Brent Rooker hopes to keep his hot-hitting going against the Cincinnati Reds at the Oakland Coliseum . "He who comes to me shall not hunger; and he who believes in me shall never thirst" ( John 6:35). Revelation 22:2 Commentary - A Testimony of Jesus Christ By its fountain-head--the throne of God and the Lamb. THE TIME IS NEAR AND THE TIME IS PAST ( Revelation 22:10-11 ), 22:10,11 And he said to me: "Do not seal the words of the prophecy of this book; for the time is near. Nor are its fruits confined to the Jews; its leaves are for the healing of the nations. The question is, why is she thus designated? John goes on to explain: "This he said about the Spirit which those who believed in him were to receive" ( John 7:38-39). He came to the world, and avenged His people on the beast and the false prophet with the kings and their armies; and after that the risen saints reign with Him over it a thousand years. No hint whatever is given that they constitute the city, but there is the inscription of their names outside. That kind of stuff is junky and there is no reward for that. It is the way to all, if it be not the actual entrance into and enjoyment of it. 22:18,19 I give this warning to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book. The horns have constantly opposed each other, and even sometimes the pope. Where do the kings of the earth come from in Revelation 21:24? Every month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. This would awaken other realms of thought. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. In the days of his flesh Jesus had said: "I am the light of the world; he who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life" ( John 8:12). He is urged to take up the same cry. Such a tree there was in the earthly paradise, Genesis 2:9. Therefore the messages John received came from the same God as inspired the great prophets of the Old Testament, and must be treated with equal seriousness. Scripture is positive in Isaiah 65:1-25 that death during the millennium only comes as a specific judgment because of open rebellion. The river of paradise. There is nothing more to hear of nations; nothing more to do with separate countries, kindreds, or tongues. I am not aware of any MS. in its favour, though some versions represent it. I'd rather be wrong in my literal interpretation of the book than to be wrong and add to the book by spiritualizing, or take away from it by spiritualizing.In other words, this book is not to be messed with, just to be believed and practiced. The city had not only a river passing through it, but it was pervaded by streets, and all those streets were lined and shaded with this tree. I think it is better to interpret the reference as one tree since this is the normal meaning of the singular noun. "They shall see His face". It does not refer to every individual word of the Revelation. "At the last day" does not mean merely an instant of time. The account given of Babylon inRevelation 17:1-18; Revelation 17:1-18 does not follow Revelation 14:1-20 or Revelation 16:1-21 in point of prophetic time, but differs from them in structure. (ii) The ancient commentator, Andreas, says that the Risen Christ is saying: "Let each man do what pleases him; I will not force his choice." This gives great beauty to the imagery. He who has been found by Christ must find others for Christ. The literal rendering is, producing twelve fruits - poioun karpous dodeka. I am such a fruit lover anyhow; I am going to see if I can get a few of those planted in my yard. Life in the holy city (21:22-22:5) No temple is needed in the city, because God is everywhere. probably means that Christ and his Church join in the invitation to accept all that he has to offer. "Complete Commentary on Revelation 22:2". Twelve manner of fruits Twelve fruits; that is, fruit twelve times in the year, as is immediately explained, yielded her fruit every month. "You shall not add to the word which I command you, nor take from it; that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you" ( Deuteronomy 4:2). Afterwards we come to the description of itself, of its wall, its building, its foundations, and its gates. All this description closes in verse 5. What remains of the last chapter of the Revelation is curiously disjointed. "Cursed will be the ground; thorns and thistles will it bring forth. But He "treadeth the winepress of the fury of the wrath of the Almighty God" another character of judgment never attributed to the saints, that I know of. The presence of God in heaven is the health and happiness of the saints; there they find in him a remedy for all their former maladies, and are preserved by him in the most healthful and vigorous state. The leaves of the tree were for the . This position is within the Payroll . Amidst the terrible persecution of his day, the one thing which John longed for was the speedy return of Christ. But Ge 3:22 seems to imply, man had not yet taken of the tree, and that if he had, he would have lived for ever, which in his then fallen state would have been the greatest curse. I think, therefore, that the elders and the living creatures comprehend both the Old Testament saints and the church, the bride of Christ, that consequently, when the bride is mentioned, there were these others who had been included in the elders and the living creatures, but who are now seen as a separate body. is a word to him that hears. Bible > Revelation > Chapter 22 > Verse 2 eBibles Free Downloads Audio Revelation 22:2 It will be observed that in this case it is one of the angels that had the seven bowls who comes forward and says to John, "Come hither; I will show unto thee the judgment of the great whore (or harlot) that sitteth upon [the] many waters." 2 down the middle of the great street of the city. I can't imagine such audacity. Man has always sinned in one or other of these two ways, looking now at sin in its broadest forms. Is there any known 80-bit collision attack? It is the eternal state; and also, in fact, the fullest description of that state which is furnished in the Bible. Carefully note three things--, It flows "FROM THE THRONE OF GOD AND OF THE LAMB". And there shall be no more curse ( Revelation 22:3): The earth, you remember, was cursed as a result of sin. But now heaven is opened for yet graver facts, and of incalculable moment for man and the universe and the enemy. Then the angel said, Don't do that: for I am thy fellowservant, of the brethren the prophets, of those which keep the sayings of this book: worship God ( Revelation 22:9 ). Heaven and the Afterlife: The Truth About Tomorrow and What It Means for Today by Erwin Lutzer. Man on the earth has his portion in the goodness of a God who is manifesting His kingdom. The Greeks said that Zeus was the beginning, the middle, and the end. He is coming forth in indisputable human glory, but the greatest care is taken to let us know that He had that which was above man above the creature; for "no man knoweth the Son but the Father." The Bride, we know, is the Church. Babylon must hear, I do not doubt, the final testimony of God the gospel of the kingdom that is to go forth in the last days; but she loves her pleasure and power, and refuses truth. A mystery clearly points to something undiscoverable by the natural mind of man a secret that requires the distinct and fresh light of God to unravel, but which when revealed thus is plain enough. And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations unto it. Learn to do things without drawing attention to yourself. Look back over the years since you found Jesus Christ as your Saviour and first committed yourself to Him. 1. fol. Compare Re 21:2, 10-27; the "nations" mentioned (Re 21:24) are those which have long before, namely, in the millennium (Re 11:15), become the Lord's and His Christ's. [Rev 21:1]. "The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations." (Revelation 22:2d) Just like in Ezekiel's vision, the leaves of the trees that grow alongside this river of life are for healing. "By grace you are saved through faith and that not of yourself it is a gift of God; not of works lest any man should boast"( Ephesians 2:8-9 ). Clearly, another reference to Ezekiel 47:1-12; There is some difficulty in visualizing this because "the exact construction and punctuation is not quite certain" (CBSC). "Let him that heareth," then, be encouraged to "say, Come." The church is heavenly; and in heaven there are no times nor seasons. But still it is a very solemn fact to read, and that which we are bound to preach that even in the perfect state of eternity, while there is the brightness of the heaven and of the earth into which no evil can enter, you have all the evil that ever has been all the wicked of every clime and of every age cast into the fixed condition of eternal judgment in the lake of fire. If the books proclaim the evil works of the dead that stand before the throne, the book of life offers no defence on the score of God's grace. You don't want to get into that. It gives a retrogressive account of Babylon's character, and shows how it morally compelled the divine judgment. The Jews interpret the passage in ( Ezekiel 47:12 ) to which this refers, of future time, or the world to come F6; and speak of various trees and herbs of great fragrancy and medicinal virtues, which grow quite round on the sides of a laver that stands in paradise F7. Let others speculate, if they will: I am persuaded that he who essays to conceive the details is merely striving to draw a bow beyond the power of man. Clearly the same saints whom we have seen first set forth by the elders in heaven, subsequently by the elders and the living creatures, next, by the bride and the living creatures at the marriage-supper, and finally by the armies that followed the Lord out of heaven. At one mile the water was to the loins. In this life, the believer applies the blood of Christ for the pardon of sin and for the healing of diseases. If this is "heaven" why would healing be necessary? He gets his power and they get theirs for one and the same time. And there shall in nowise enter into it anything that defileth, nor making abomination and a lie: but only those written in the book of life of the Lamb." We have created different types of hybrids and different kinds of resistances and so forth.In fact, they have created a tomato plant now in Israel at the Beersheba University, a tomato plant that you can irrigate with seawater. III. It was the destruction of the imperial unity of Rome that gave occasion for the well-known ten kingdoms which the barbarians set up afterwards. Its appearance is as the dazzling display of a fabulous jewelry store; we wonder if there is no soft grass to sit upon, no green trees to enjoy, and no water to drink or food to eat. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. The tree of life is on either side of the river. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright the morning star. Our glorious adventure learning of Him. In my opinion it is not absolutely so. Peculiar energy indeed attaches to symbolic language. 27 And he rose and went. This gives great beauty to the imagery. ", Dont dream of the river of the water of life only as in a future heaven. The Jews interpret the passage in Ezekiel 47:12 to which this refers, of future time, or the world to come f; and speak of various trees and herbs of great fragrancy and medicinal virtues, which grow quite round on the sides of a laver that stands in paradise g. e Yalkut Simeoni, par. But the wages of a dog is more difficult. Its leaves produce healing for the nations. Or else with Durham suppose, the tree was in the midst of the river, and extending its branches to both banks. II. If only an imperial city, what has this to do with mystery? At the same time we are not at liberty to eliminate such a feature out of the description. Babylon was the spurious church as long as it was a question of the church, and the final corrupter when it could be no question of this longer, and there went forth the closing testimony of God. Genesis 3:22-24. "And the dead were judged," but not out of the book of life, which has nothing to do with judgment. It is telling us that Gods love alone can give us the power to make a better world. Even when God was judging providentially in the beginning of the Apocalyptic visions (Revelation 4:1-11), associated thrones were seen. Little do they know, because they believe not what is here written, that it is about to come out of the abyss or bottomless pit. It only takes a minute to sign up. "And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood." The decem-regal division of the broken empire in the West, as all know, was long after Rome had ceased to be heathen. By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, a division of The Zondervan Corporation, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA, including commercial communications and messages from partners of Bible Gateway. The river of Gods grace brings a wonderful redemption. This phrase shows man's part in salvation. In Daniel's time, and even to Daniel himself, the book was sealed. Revelation 21:24). "And when the thousand years are completed, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, and shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to war." You must with the best authorities leave out this addition, if you would have the true force of the verse. By the crystal flowing river With the ransomed I will sing And forever and forever Praise and glorify the King". Archbishop Whatley thinks that the tree of life was among the trees of which Adam freely ate (Ge 2:9, 16, 17), and that his continuance in immortality was dependent on his continuing to eat of this tree; having forfeited it, he became liable to death; but still the effects of having eaten of it for a time showed themselves in the longevity of the patriarchs. And then we come to a most cheering disclosure: "And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and [I saw] the souls of those beheaded on account of the witness of Jesus, and on account of the word of God: and those who had not worshipped the beast, nor his image, and had not received his mark upon their forehead, and on their hand; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years." To this earth He is coming, and not merely to the new earth in the eternal state. And he shewed me a pure river ( Revelation 22:1 ). His blows on this world come more nationally as on Israel; incomparably more severe, as in possession of greater privileges, is the judgment of corrupt Christendom, or Babylon as it is called here. When the second beast appeared, he even strove to put to death those who would not worship the beast, nor pay homage to his image, nor receive his mark. Then follows a description of the wall, gates, foundations, and general position. What confusion! and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/mhm/revelation-22.html. for the notion of healing, Apoc. The "saved" is a term which, so far from belonging to the nations, is expressly applied to the Jewish remnant when it is a technical term. No great rivers can flow through cities or bring life to and plains except there are high mountains as sources of those rivers. And the devil that deceiveth them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where both the beast and the false prophet [are], and they shall be tormented day and night unto the ages of the ages.". "[13] "Tree seems intended to be understood generically of that whole class of trees. "And he said unto me, It is done. In the first eight verses of Revelation 21:1-27 we have the new heaven and the new earth, but besides, awful to say, the lake of fire. Revelation 22:2 The Healing of the Nations The healing of the tree of life is not for the curing of diseases, or repairing of health. To the church the end is always near. The full verse runs: "You shall not bring the hire of a harlot or the wages of a dog into the house of the Lord your God in payment for any vow." "That day" does not mean a time when everybody will be converted, but when the Lord Jesus will govern righteously when overt evil will be judged, and good be sustained perfectly for a thousand years. In the ancient days, since all books were hand-copied by scribes and everyone knew how easy it was for a scribe to make mistakes in the copying, it was a regular custom to insert at the end of a book a solemn warning against change. The regular ending of the letters to the seven Churches is an invitation to hear what the Spirit is saying ( Revelation 2:7; Revelation 2:11; Revelation 2:17; Revelation 2:29; Revelation 3:6; Revelation 3:13; Revelation 3:22). in the midst of the street thereof. 21:25; 22:5 The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. "And if any one was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire." Jesus said, "I am the door to the sheepfold.". At the beginning there will have been carnage, as we know, among both the western powers and the eastern powers. The chief difference is that in man's case it is God who raises him, whereas in the empire's not God but the devil will raise it again.
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